Minnesota's new Tiki Bar! - General Tiki

R Rattiki Member Key West, FL Joined: May 03, 2003 Posts: 422	R Rattiki Posted posted on Sun, Nov 9, 2003 5:10 AM On 2003-11-09 01:33, bigbrotiki wrote: There are good cartoon style Tikis and there are bad ones, these are clearly bad. It's a matter of style, you either got it or you don't, they don't.......... that the use of garish colors on Tikis is a sign of TIKI DEVOLUTION, which began in the 80s when proprietors were loosing business and tried to lighten up the darkness of their godheads. But primitive art is meant to be dark, brooding, archetypal, not happy and jolly. To add a touch of whimsy is what made American Tiki style what it was, but when there is no trace of the original heritage left, as in this case, it is not Tiki, classic or nouveaux, it's...it's...DISGUSTING @&$#%!!! OK I agree, colors are a bit much, and dark and brooding they should be. Though I prefer it to just another TGIFs at the mall. On 2003-11-08 19:43, Basement Kahuna wrote: Ohhh, Rat.... I won't respond, man. You're taking a fast boat into very impassioned territory here, like a snake crashing a mongoose party. Everybody has fun here, man, but most like me kiss the rings of the Dons as we pass by. It's only right. BK after I saw your work on this thread https://tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=5629&forum=7&41 I can understand your being a bit of a purist, but I have never been one to kiss rings. Unlike most of you guys, I am SURROUNDED by tropo kitch on a daily basis. It lines the streets of Key West, from the over priced shops on Duval St. to the very houses that people dwell in. So I am used to shurgging and laughing it off. Why? Because most of us know what the real thing is and the slow, thick majority don't. Hell, these people think Fajitas and nachos are a Mexican food, and that Key West is an exotic destination! :roll:

On 2003-11-09 01:33, bigbrotiki wrote:
There are good cartoon style Tikis and there are bad ones, these are clearly bad. It's a matter of style, you either got it or you don't, they don't.......... that the use of garish colors on Tikis is a sign of TIKI DEVOLUTION, which began in the 80s when proprietors were loosing business and tried to lighten up the darkness of their godheads.
But primitive art is meant to be dark, brooding, archetypal, not happy and jolly. To add a touch of whimsy is what made American Tiki style what it was, but when there is no trace of the original heritage left, as in this case, it is not Tiki, classic or nouveaux, it's...it's...DISGUSTING @&$#%!!!

OK I agree, colors are a bit much, and dark and brooding they should be. Though I prefer it to just another TGIFs at the mall.

On 2003-11-08 19:43, Basement Kahuna wrote:
Ohhh, Rat.... I won't respond, man. You're taking a fast boat into very impassioned territory here, like a snake crashing a mongoose party. Everybody has fun here, man, but most like me kiss the rings of the Dons as we pass by. It's only right.

BK after I saw your work on this thread https://tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=5629&forum=7&41 I can understand your being a bit of a purist, but I have never been one to kiss rings.

Unlike most of you guys, I am SURROUNDED by tropo kitch on a daily basis. It lines the streets of Key West, from the over priced shops on Duval St. to the very houses that people dwell in. So I am used to shurgging and laughing it off. Why? Because most of us know what the real thing is and the slow, thick majority don't. Hell, these people think Fajitas and nachos are a Mexican food, and that Key West is an exotic destination! :roll:

Post #59134 by Rattiki on Sun, Nov 9, 2003 5:10 AM